John Broven, author of the recent book Record Makers and Breakers: Voices of the Independent Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneers, will participate in a From Songwriters to Soundmen: The People Behind […]
King Records on Fresh Air
Today’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross will feature a segment on the new book King of the Queen City: The Story of King Records. Interviewees include author Jon Hartley Fox, […]
Baseball Digest interviews Jennifer Ring
Jennifer Ring, author of the new book Stolen Bases: Why American Girls Don’t Play Baseball, was interviewed by Baseball Digest. BBD: Why do you think Ken Burns gave women’s baseball very […]
Lawyer the Lincoln
What?! Matthew McConaughey to star in film adaptation of our book Lincoln the Lawyer?? Oops, no. Shelf Awareness reports that Tommy Lee Jones is slated to direct McConaughey in a film version of […]
Barrelhouse Word: break one’s neck
break one’s neck Way down South you oughta see the women Shimmy and shake Got a new way a-wiggle, make a weak man break his neck. —Blind Lemon Jefferson, “Southern […]
HuffPost books
The Huffington Post has a new books section. How do I convince my colleagues that it’s not up to me to get our books reviewed, but it’s up to my […]
Richard Hughes on WHYY
Listen to Richard Hughes, author of the new book Christian America and the Kingdom of God, interviewed by Marty Moss-Coane on WHYY’s Radio Times. […]
Plaxo/LinkedIn yak-fest meld
Authors, please let me know if my “your book is here” correspondences resemble the following, from the New Yorker: If you already have a blog, make sure you spray-feed your […]
Barrelhouse Word: jellybean
jellybean Down on Franklin Avenue, jellybeans standin’ to an’ fro Well you hear one jellybean ask the other one: “Which a-way did my good girl go?” —”Hi” Henry Brown, “Nut […]
Richard Hughes interview
The Church of Jesus Christ blog has posted an engaging interview with Richard Hughes, author of the new book Christian America and the Kingdom of God. Q: Professor, this book was published […]
Stealing Indian Women on the big screen
Under These Same Stars, a new film inspired by Carl J. Ekberg’s recent University of Illinois Press book Stealing Indian Women: Native Slavery in the Illinois Country, is premiering in Ste Genevieve, […]
The subtitle needs work
Yesterday, during a transmittal meeting, we spent some time discussing the subtitle of a forthcoming book. Was it as lively as the book’s content? Should we use the word “steel” in […]